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February 02, 2013

Hong Kong to crack down on baby formula trade
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 1, 2013
Hong Kong moved Friday to stop people crossing into mainland China with large quantities of baby formula due to fears of shortages in the city before the Lunar New Year. Formula is popular with mainlanders because of concerns about the safety of food processed in China following a series of scandals, notably in 2008 when six babies died from drinking milk tainted with the chemical melamine. The new measures would stop people from taking more than 1.8 kilograms (four pounds) of formula across the ... read more

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